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Advances in clinical chemistry. Vol. 13 /

ADVANCES IN CLINICAL CHEMISTRY VOL 13.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bodansky, Oscar, 1901-, Stewart, C. P. (Corbet Page)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Academic Press, 1970.
Colección:Advances in Clinical Chemistry.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 13; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Recent Advances in Human Steroid Metabolism; 1. Introduction; 2. Production Rate Determination; 3. Double Isotope Methods for Steroid Analyses; 4. Competitive Protein-Binding Analysis of Steroid Hormones; 5. Estriol Determinations in Pregnancy; 6. Assay of Pregnane-3a,17,20a-triol, 11-Ketopregnane-3a,17,20a-triol, and Other Urinary C21 Methyl Steroids; 7. Aldosterone Metabolism; 8. ACTH Stimulation and Dexamethasone Suppression; 9. Metyrapone Stimulation Test
  • 10. The Ectopic ACTH Syndrome11. The Effect of Cirrhosis on the Assessment of Adrenal Function; 12. The Influence of Thyroid Dysfunction on Steroid Metabolism; 13. Etiocholanolone Fever; References; Chapter 2. Serum Albumin; 1. Introduction; 2. Properties; 3. Metabolism; 4. Abnormal States; 5. Summary: Properties in Relation to Function; References; Chapter 3. Diagnostic Biochemical Methods in Pancreatic Disease; 1. Introduction; 2. Characteristics of the Pancreas; 3. Pancreatic Enzymes; 4. Hormonal and Neurohormonal Control of Exocrine Pancreatic Function; 5. Endocrine Function
  • 6. Tolerance TestsReferences; Chapter 4. Fluorometry and Phosphorimetry in Clinical Chemistry; 1. Introduction; 2. The Literature; 3. The Physical Basis of Fluorometry and Phosphorimetry; 4. Instrumentation; 5. Operational Considerations; 6. pH by Fluorometry; 7. Inorganics; 8. Proteins, Nucleic Acids, and Peptides; 9. Amino Acids and Related Compounds; 10. Catecholamines; 11. Porphyrins; 12. Nucleotides; 13. Fluorometric Measurement of Enzyme Activity; 14. Carbohydrates and Related Compounds; 15. Steroids and Lipids; 16. Vitamins; 17. Drugs; References
  • Chapter 5. Methodology of Zinc Determinations and the Role of Zinc in Biochemical Processes1. Introduction and Historical Review; 2. Methods of Analysis of Zinc in Biological Material; 3. Zinc in Tissues and Biological Fluids; 4. Intake, Absorption, and Excretion; 5. Zinc in Various Physiological and Pathological Conditions; 6. Zinc Toxicity; 7. Conclusion; References; Chapter 6. Abnormal Proteinuria in Malignant Diseases; 1. Introduction; 2. Detection of Urinary Proteins; 3. Proteins in Normal Urine; 4. Malignant Diseases with Production of M Components; 5. Multiple Myeloma
  • 6. Plasma Cell Leukemia7. Macroglobulinemia; 8. Heavy-Chain Diseases; 9. Lymphoma; 10. Leukemias; 11. Epithelial Malignancies; 12. Urinary M Components without Malignant Disease; 13. Lysozymuria (Muramidasuria) in Mono- and Myelomonocytic Leukemia; References; Chapter 7. Immunochemical Methods in Clinical Chemistry; 1. Introduction; 2. Antibodies and Their Reactions with Antigens; 3. Preparation of Antisera; 4. Immunodiffusion Techniques; 5. Radioimmunoassay; 6. Agglutination-Inhibition Tests; 7. Other Immunological Methods; 8. Conclusion; References; Author Index; Subject Index